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ESET is the 343. fastest growing technology company in Europe, Middle East and Africa. According to this year’s ranking by Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA, ESET has registered a 530% growth within the past five years and is the 25th fastest growing technology company in the region of Central Europe, and the fastest growing technology firm in Slovakia where it was also recognized as the third-time consecutive winner of the prestigious "Company of the Year" award presented by the TREND weekly.

Few days ago, an unnamed computer worm forced Microsoft to temporarily suspend active links in its Live Messenger 2009 to prevent the aggressive worm spreading. Instant messaging is a very effective way for malware to stay active and thrive. And as time progresses, cybercriminals are refining their techniques to lure potential victims to visit malicious hyperlinks.

ESET has released localized versions of ESET Mobile Security and version update of EMS ENU version with added automatic data blocking in roaming for Symbian version, bugfixes and stability improvements.

ESET, the leader in proactive protection from computer threats is a record, third time winner of the prestigious "Company of the Year" recognition awarded by TREND, an economic weekly in Slovakia. "ESET, the security software maker has confirmed its leading position third time in the row, a feat not accomplished by any other company in Slovakia, stated TREND.

Based on statistics compiled by ESET ThreatSense.Net for the month of October, INF/Autorun is the most-frequently occurring threat with a global share of 6.22%. Placing second on ESET malware list is Win32/Conficker (4,32%), followed by third Win32/PSW.OnLineGames (2.62%) – a mix of trojans devised to steal online game data.

ESET, the producer of acclaimed ESET NOD32 Antivirus proudly announces the release of a security solution for the Mac platform. Aimed for the home user, ESET Cybersecurity offers complete protection against cross-platform and emerging threats, making Macs even safer. Advanced ThreatSense® scanning engine automatically detects and cleans malicious code, including threats designed for the Windows operating systems.

The test conducted by independent British magazine Virus Bulletin (VB) assessed the performance of 38 security products based on the effectiveness of antimalware protection. Only 28 of the entered products received the VB100 Award, which is given for detecting all In-the-Wild viruses , with zero false positive count..This performance has secured ESET its overall 64th VB100 Award.

According to this year's Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe ranking ESET is the 25th fastest growing technology company in the region of Central Europe . ESET has registered a 530% growth within the past 5 years.

Each month, ESET publishes the ranking of the most widespread computer threats, as reported by the ESET ThreatSense.Net® analytical system. In September, this statistical system evaluated a group of malware tagged as INF/Autorun as the top threat, reaching a global infection share of 6.62%. The second highest ranking goes to Win32/Conficker with a share of 4.52% of all detections intercepted on computers of ESET security solutions users. The third position in September is occupied by Win32/PSW.OnLineGames (2.86%).